Accomplished NHL executive Bill Daly and former player, coach, current Flyers executive Paul Holmgren have been named recipients of the 2014 Lester Patrick Trophy for outstanding service to hockey in the United States. A ceremony will be held in Minneapolis in December. The award was first presented in 1966 to the New York Rangers in memory of Lester Patrick, who spent 50 years in hockey as a player, coach and general manager and was a pioneer of NHL development. Daly was named the first deputy commissioner in the NHL in 2005. He assists commissioner Gary Bettman on all issues involving operation and overall business. He administers the collective bargaining agreement as well as NHL...

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